Rebecca and Charlotte Blackwell from Hazel Grove donated their hair to The Little Princess Trust and raised £1,300 for other causes in the process

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A mother and daughter sacrificed their long locks in the name of charity – having their heads shaved to raise cash.

Rebecca and Charlotte Blackwell from Hazel Grove had a New Year’s Day with a difference after pledging to donate their hair to The Little Princess Trust, and raising £1,300 for other causes in the process.

The charity makes wigs from real hair for children suffering hair loss because of cancer.

The pair had their heads shaved at The Kingfisher pub in Poynton, with scores of punters watching on and chipping in extra sponsor money.

And for bigger donations, supporters were given the chance to snip a piece of Rebecca and Charlotte’s hair for themselves.

Marine biology student Charlotte, 20, also trimmed her hair in aid of the Bone Cancer Research Trust, in honour of her friend Hannah Booth.

Hannah, 18, who had a rare form of bone cancer, lost her fight for life in July.

The teenager from Stockport had battled cancer since 2011, winning the hearts of thousands of followers on Twitter and Facebook as she blogged about her journey -completed a ‘bucket list’ of things to do after being told her illness was terminal.

Going, going...gone! Take a look below for snip-by-snip pictures of Charlotte and Rebecca's charity head shave